Windshield



Jan. 15,1935. A. B. BElTMAN 8 2 I WiNDSHIELD Original Filed Aug. 19, 1929 5 Sheets-Shgt l gwmwntoc Alberifi Bez'imaiz Jan. 15, 1935. A, B, BEITMAN WINDSHIELD Original Filed Aug. 19, 1929 5 Sheets-Sht 2 Iv w W d 0w 4 .4 6 hgg i az J/fieri 1136131126212 A. B. BEITMAN Jan. 15, 1935.

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Patented Jan. 15, 1935 ]S-TATES' BA -E Y IQ 7 I 'L 1,9ss,4 12 It e e 'BaB i ee wli e fi h Ohio ori inarairnli cation August iet'iez s,"sefial N5;

386,780. Divided'and this jappl ication August ;1e -5 5s???' {This invention relates to Windshields for motor vehicles and particularly to the typ e of windshield which is hinged. at one side to itsfrarne tobe opened and-closedwhen'desired.. i Q

5 This application isxa division of my earlier filedapplication. Serial No. 385,780, filed August *Ifhe;, principal objector my invention isto provide meansior locking the windshield in its nosi ion a we aswhen 9 edi by e vem nt. Single l Y l' 9 :h nd e 5 hat it is unnecessary to stop the caror take both hands from the steering wheel in making. such adjust- .A u ther. b ect is w pmyi e rigid r an -f n h w nd hie d when?! w e'n P iti ns-wh h mar h la ke o .r lee l by th or movement of a. handle or lever that isso located on thewindshield that a directIthruSt $9 or pull 0 1th? QY w ll mov he hiel i op n r c. 9 thes m sti iirtheitpbi i is Pr s eii nexp'e si windshield adjusting device which tron and; dur bl a i which theflbarfis are so constructedand arranged'to preclirdeiany o. jectionable rattingor-chattering of such parts duet!) vib ii p -f he r f r With.:tl 1ese and suchother objects in viewas will'be apparent from the following description, 59 il ein nii resides in t l ii t 1 construction and combination of parts di'sgilojsed and particularly set forth in the appended claims. the. dev ses whih. ri i 7a r ofifthis specifi at n 1 1 f .355 ;-Fig. .1 a front elevationfof the body-of an automobile with the windshield operating mechanisrn shown dottedlines; Fig.1" is a; side"; elevation of :the windshield in open :p'osition inlits frame, thereanportionof hei and'5 1' detail sectional views taken sidefand Bottom nertion f the windshield shown -meta1lic., frame. or saslrr12 managed,

8 is alsectional view taken on the lln Figs; .9 and 11 aresectional views 't'akenon and "11 11 O fIFigrG and Fig}. 10 plan view of the cam member used inthe.f of device illustrated inlFig sQfito. 11 inclusive. vIndescribing .my invention referenceis made to the accompanfing drawings -i'nIwhich, like'ref erence numerals'are used'to desig'nate like-parts in the several views and'in which the reference numeral-I10 designates generall the outer $159.5 tionaryr me for a windshield the .framecom stituting the front part of the top o f anpau 0;} motive vehicle. f Within the: frame ,thereg is hinged in the usual mannerfthefwindshieldjll' which windshield ma fieofefi er e Ishap desired.',,.f. ;i ,fIhe' windshieldll is. made upof anloilte'r 1 119. v 7 1713 to receive the pane o-f-lglass; 'l'dffflAbofitth free edges the windshieldis-providedwith a chap nelf15' in which is received la ru ber asketloi sealing member. 16 that contactsiwith; the ranre member. 10" tdfOrmia WatrprOof; jointetwee emei' wi e'fi ew m closed. q I 1. My preferred form of windshield adj ustin and securing mechanism whichiisf] disclosedin a to 5 inclusiveincludes a pair oi brace men onebeing shown eachfof Figs. 2' and'3,.'vvhere it is designated 20. Each brace'member has one of its t nds hinged to one side 'of -the irarne mem ber 10 'while its' opposite end is extendedintoa slot 21 providedlintheback face'of theIcorre-j. sponding end portion of the.,sash.j--12..I To the inner endlof each of the'brace memberslzo is' secured a slide member 22jwhich' is slidably re.-

ceived in" the'vertical. ends of the sasnithe, slide members providing a bearing and gu e braces and alsoserveftd'holdthel'br 1 the. slots 21. Extending "vertically withmfthe channel. I end, members of the sash, :12 iadj acent to andbarallel with the slots 21 are cam sne eg clamping members 25 each journaled'.at'itsup er and lower ends in suitable 'bearings 26.} At the lower end eachcamf-member25 its-provided I an integral extension 27 wh'chlextends "at r ght angles to the length of the cam. 1 KSeeFig 3 Threaded through a su'itable aperturein; the outer end of each extension'27 isfa screw. 2 8.

' A handle or crank member. 30' located,at.the center of the lower edge of thesash 1 2-.is'secured tothe outer end of ashaft BI 'whichextends into 'the'hollowpartiof the sash. Within the -sash the Shaftf31 is :provided wit-ha cam shaped po frame tion 32 against which the inner ends of slidable rods 35 bear, the rods 35 being longitudinally slidable in bearings 36 provided within the hollow sash and so positioned that the outer end of each rod engages the screw 28 which passes through the extension 2'7 of the upright cam member.

It will be apparent that inswinging the wind: shieldl-l in its frame 10 the outer ends of the brace bars will move up and down in slots 21. By turning the crank or handle member 30 the cam 32 forces the rods 35 outwardly against the sash 12 is provided with the extensi n 30* which constitutes a lock for the windshield when in its closed position the same as if'rthe form'i-llus= trated in Figs. 1 to 5. Within the hollow of the sash 12 the shaft '65, to the outer erid (Yf 'which the handle 30 is secured, is provided with 013- positely disposed slots 66 in which the inner ends ofwire cables or the like 67 are secured by meane of pins 68, the pins 68 being-positioned eccentric with respect to the axis of rotation of the shaft 65 It will be understood that the fit, or contion, between the tubular member 00 and the inner end ofthe screws 28 rotating the upright iaper ture 59 is sufliciently tight to bring about cam members 35 in their bearings sothat they;

engage the inner ends of the brace rods 20.;binding them tightly in any desired position to which the windshield has been moved. The parts-aresoj adjusted, through the medium of the screws 28; that the brace rods 20 will be firmly' cla'mped'T' agetmov nt when h cm 2 sum so that its major axis is substantially in alignment with the longitudinal axes; of the rods 35, thus effecting a locking of the parts inholdingkposi c tion, As soon asjthe'cam; is shifted fr'om this position ,1howev,er,nall parts become released and e ash m b w ir elr,

'I'o providea positive lock for the windshield when it.:is in its closed position the handle member 30'is provided withan extension 309 which when 'thehandle is turned in the vertical position will engage the :inner'edg efof the windshield Oor a'suitable'bearing plate which may be'provided i 3 1 The handle"30, it will 1 be noted, is 'used bothas a handle tograspin pushing or pulling the windshield open or closed and thatby only a slight twist of the handle the eam members 25' are moved into'orout oi' engagement with the sliding V brace rods2 0 With onlya'slight'movement ofthe cams 2 5 th e inner ends of the brace rods 20 are clamped flrmlyfin the 'channelof the windshield frame so ithat'there can be no rattling or chattering of'the parts due in the vibration of the car. Atle'ach lower co'rnerof the windshield in alignment with the screws 28 the sash 12 is provided with openings 38 through which a screw driver may be inserted to adjust screws 28 whereby adjustment maylbe 'made to take care of any wear ofpthe rods 35 on the cam 32 or any wear of the vertical 'cam members 25-against inner ends of the brace rods20. 1 l a In Figs. 6 toll inclusive I have illustrated a modified form of windshield adjusting and locking mechanism which maybe operated by a single' 'handleor lever member 30 positioned at the central lower. portion of the windshield. In this form the front frame portion of the vehicle top is provided withjthe'usualvisor 50 and withchannel or hollow portion of the sash 12 The free end of the extension 58 is provided with an aperture'59 in which a tubular .member 60 fits, the outer endofthe tubular member being threaded to receive anut 61. The handle or lever 30' journaled atjthe lower central portion of the i gmovementr ofithehshaft 56 when the handle30 is moved'to push the cable 6'1 and yet is not so tight -=-mama1ust em ot be accomplished between the tubular memberand the extension 58 by actuationof thehiitGl'.

The" sash 12 of the windshield is provided aroundits lower edge and ends with the channel 15"inwhiclrtheupper gasket'm'em'ber 16 fits In theebottom 'wall of the ch anriel lfi'there is provided a groove 69 in which the wire cable 6'7 is slidably received; The outer ends of the wire cables; 67 are secured in the tubular members 60 in any suitable manner such as by enlarging the end of the wire to tightly engage a constricted portion' 'm' in'the tubular member as shown in Fig. 9,; It-willbe apparent that by partial mm: tion of the handle 30 the wire cable members which are secured to thepins 68, as illustrated in are tightenedthereby pulling downward on the lever 58 of thesha'ft 56,'twisting the cam portions 57 in the slots 52 with a binding action wherebyihe windshield is securely heldfin any desired op n; position. This result is assured by providing su flicient friction in the bearing of the shaft-65 and proportioning the; partsso that the pins, 535th" which the wires or cables 67 are attached, andwhich-are in' efi'e'ct' crank s, will be substantially on dead center; so tospeak; when the mechanism is in; holdin g condition. By adjustipg the nut 61 orrthe tubular member '60 any stretchof the wire or wear, of the cam portion 5'1 in vtheslot 52 may be'taken up.',, I r a 7 By providing the'groove 69 in the manner illus trated in which the wires G'Z'fit, it is only necessary to 'remove'the rubber Weatherstrip 16 to have freeaccess to'lthe wire to repair or replace the same; In practice, the portions of the grooves (through which thelwires or'ca'ples 67' play) adjacent the corners of thesash should be suinciently rounded and of ample radius toavoid undue, strainand friction on the wiresor'cables.

In this form of device theilever 30 again serves as the handle" to be grasped in pushing or pulling the windshield open or closedandby a partial turn of the 'samethe windshieldinay be locked in 'any desiredposition or released from such position, so that it is'necessary to'use only'one hand in manipulating'the windshield. Since the cable member 67 fits snugly within its channel 89 and the cam memberv56 is journaled in the bearing rib" , 55 closely fitting ,the same, there areno parts free to rattle under the-vibration of the car. a It will be apparent of, course that thebrackets 51 maybe separatefrom the visor member 50 or the slot52 may be formed in the ends of the visor itself.

7 While I have illustrated only two forms of windshield adjusting mechanism, i t .is obvious that various changes may be made in the construction of the same without departing from thespirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is: v

1. In combination, a windshield frame of a vehicle, a windshield pivotally mounted therein for upward and outward movement, an arcuate bracket member provided with an arcuate slot formed concentric with the hinge of the windshield, a handle element secured to the shield, a retaining device including a double faced cam rockable into binding engagement with the curved surfaces of the arcuate slot and a connection be tween the handle and the clamping device for fixing the shield in any desired position of adjustginal portion, an arcuate bracket secured to the windshield frame adjacent one edge of the windshield and having an arcuate slot concentric with the pivot axis for the windshield, and securing means for holding the windshield in any desired position of adjustment, said securing means in-'- cluding a shaft journalled for rotation on one of the marginal portions of the windshield, a cam formed on one extremity of the shaft and adapted to occupy the said slot during all positions of movement of the windshield, a flexible cable operatively connected to said shaft and arranged within the said tubular marginal portion, of the windshield, and a handle carried by the windshield to movetherewith and operatively connected to the cable to cause longitudinalmovement of the cable in opposite directions for rocking the shaft to cause the cam of the shaft to assume gripping and non-gripping positions with respect to the edges of said slot.

4. In combination, a windshield frame of a motor vehicle, a windshield pivotally mounted therein for upward and outward movement, and means for retaining the windshield in any desired position of adjustment, said means comprising a bracket irnmovably secured to the windshield frame and having an arcuate slot concentric with the pivotal axis for the windshield, a

shaft rockably journalled upon said windshield, said shaft having a cam formed at one end and arranged to occupy said arcuate slot at all times and a lateral extension removed from the cam, a cable connected to the extremity of the lateral extension, and a rotatable handle carried by the windshield to partake of the movements of the latter and operatively connected to the cable causing rotation of the handle in opposite directions to bring about longitudinal movement of the cable in opposite directions for rocking said shaft to cause the cam to assume gripping and non-gripping positions with respect to the edges of said arcuate slot.

ALBERT B. BEITMAN. 

